Trichothyse furcata (Simon, 1914) comb. nov.

Poecilochroa furcata Simon, 1914: 184, 221, figs 393–394; Di Franco, 2001: 203, figs 3–4 (holotype ♂: FRANCE: Provence [44°00’N, 06°12’E], date and collector unknown, MNHN—not examined.

Description. Male. For redescription of the male, see Di Franco (2001).

Female. Unknown.

Justification of transfer. The illustrations of the palp provided in Simon (1914: fig. 393) and Di Franco (2001: figs 3–4) are diagnostic and were used for comparison. Even though we did not examine the holotype of P. furcata, the original illustrations of the palp of this species are consistent with the diagnostic features of male Trichothyse species, in contrast to Poecilochroa sensu stricto and Macarophaeus: distomedially originating broad conductor with prolateral fold, apically originating claw-like embolus with broad embolic base, medially contiguous sperm duct with single loop and robust RTA with apical bifurcation (cf. Di Franco 2001: figs 3–4 and Figs 1–8, 54–55, 109–112, 116–117). We therefore propose the transfer of P. furcata to Trichothyse .

Distribution. Recorded from three countries in Mediterranean Europe, i.e. France, Greece, and Italy (Fig. 121).